Creating a Table of Contents in Mac Word 2008

Long documents like annual reports and academic papers need a table of contents to help readers navigate the document. Fortunately, it is easy to insert a table of contents in Mac Word 2008. You don't even need to worry about updating it as your document changes. Word will update it for you automatically.

To insert a table of contents, follow these easy steps:

1. Position your cursor where you would like the table of contents to appear

2. Click Document Elements at the top of the windows

3. Select Table of Contents

4. Make sure Heading Styles is selected

5. Select the style you would like to use for your table of contents

6. Click Document Elements again to close the table of contents options

Mac Word 2008 will base the table of contents on styles used within the document. It pulls sections formatting with a heading style. If you are having trouble creating your table of contents, make sure you have text formatting with Heading 1, Heading 2 and/or Heading 3 styles.